The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-09-21

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sown q grass seed ION purpose II
their lives, hut hsve always made wal
upon II, viii lay aside irr; judicc aud ap'
Drebens;on Of failGre and STAT meadow
and pasture, i only q few acres. 10
sections where tie culture Of grass hes
not yet been established and the hest
species discovered, large operations
should not be atte:2pte,l. In such cases
d few acres, wei! prepared an& fcrtEzed,
viii be .no-e likely 20 succeed. and the
! loss Will be conloaGaGivejy smal? if IailUre
results. But why should failure to get
4 Sooa start tnc first time deter the
! farmer from trying agair? Ii countries
where eTass cI:tHre Is the very basis OF
all agriculture, 1t Is no :1Gcon2r,on thing
ior :. farmer TO fail OF a ';catch OF
clover or grass. But knowing from
previous experience that the na:ur&l "od
permanent conditions axe adapted 70
grass, srcn occasional failures 60 n"t
ccu1sge him, mllcii less prove inst ''tGis
IS not g grass country. Not at al, lie
rightly lays the blame on himself, or
finds that the seed We're not good, or
the temporary Weather conditions We're
not favorable, and be simply renews his
effort. We oil know that even in the
case OF our ordinary crops, corn, cotton,
ctc., our irst and chief anxiety at plant
ing-tine, AID thereafter, is in regard to
securing and preserving the ':stan3.' y
If we plant field IN corn and fail from
any cause to get reasonably good
stand, We Immediately plow up and plant
over, or s:replart" with hoes. We snow
from long experience thet corn. cotton,
peas, potatoes, ETC.. are perfectly adapt
ed to our soil and climate, and an occa-
s;onal faiiure to secure stand does not
raise donbt. The same is true as to
grasses in the North and West. In those
sections Of the South where grass culture
has received little Or 10 attention it IS
not at al surprising that failure often
results from first attempts. Every farm
cr ought to t1v q Few acres first, ana per
sist IN the experiment until satisfied in
regard to the policy and expediency of
engaging more largely in grass hrs-
bandry. Tie dairy and stock-growlng
industry are based on grass and forage
crops, and we confidently believe that
TIC REDEMPTION OF Southern agriculture
depends largely upon the adoption OF
system that embraces both.
There is no question as to the value
Of barley and rye when sov'n and treated
as winter grasses. Barley is better tran
RE ever way, excepting is demand for
rich soil IN order to give satisfactory
results.
In crder to escape danger Of winter
killing, oats should be soTn early N Gtc
iall. Throughout the northern part os
tee cotton belt September is the best
month. South Of the middle line, Oc5o-
Der ard November soWings VIII answer.
TIE iGca IS 20 gct a s.rong roor deyeic2-
m@at before cold weather sets IN, giving
tie rlaats firm hold on The sell. Mt
uithstanding Somewhat discorsaSi5g
failures OF i=te ycSrs, We sui! think it
good policy to SOW u large area in the
fail. If killed by cod the seed sown
viii be t,'e principal loss, as the land
may be .e-seeded il January or Februa
W, or car be planted in other crops il
tie spring. The Old wioter-grazing cat
should be brought again into cultivation.
It 5as often proven a good practice to
SOW oats IN the present cotton-felds.
This may be done without serious injury
to the cotton. plowing in with cult;ra
tor, harrow or sweep, Just as If cultl72c-
ing the cotton, the operation to be pre-
ceded by the cotton-pickerS if there is
any open open cotton. On our own
farm we have had fine results from this
plan. The standing cotton-sta:ks can De
easily "knocked down" cold mornings
IN January or February, and prove small
obstacles in the way Of harvesting.
Hay.
The seasons at this writing indicate a
good crop of native grasses which may
be converted into hay of ths best quail
tv, if cut before the seeds form. ard
nicely cured. Where rains have been
abundant throughout July and august,
this resource may often be made to eX
ceed in value all the fodder (corn blades
saved from the corn crop, and at ccm
paratively nominal cost OF labor.
PORK HOGS.
We have often stressed the importance
Of constant attention to hogs. From
now on is the time to push The fattenirg
process. The weather is now mild, and
but little food is necessary to keep up
the animal heat and carry on the vital
processes in the animal economy. After
q while when the weather grows cooler,
and especially n November and Decem
ber, very large part of the food con-
suned by animals viii be utilized for
the purpose Of keeping the body warm.
An car of corn, or its equivalent OF other
food, fed during the pleasant fall weather
will so further than two ears fed in De-
cember OF January.
a sharp Bookkeeper.
The people Of Glens Falls, n. y,
never before were SO shocked as when
the news OF the embezzlement of SlS, 100
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